Birnbaumins

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Birnbaumins

Birnbaumin A

Birnbaumin B
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • A: InChI=1S/C16H20N6O4/c17-14(15(18)21-25)19-7-3-4-8-20-16(24)13(23)11-9-22(26)12-6-2-1-5-10(11)12/h1-2,5-6,9,19,26H,3-4,7-8,17-18H2,(H,20,24)
    Key: BTVKTPDEMYHRTI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • B: InChI=1S/C16H20N6O5/c17-14(15(18)21-26)19-6-1-2-7-20-16(25)13(24)10-8-22(27)12-9(10)4-3-5-11(12)23/h3-5,8,19,23,27H,1-2,6-7,17-18H2,(H,20,25)
    Key: FLACAKNDCLFMEK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • A: C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=CN2O)C(=O)C(=O)NCCCCNC(=C(N)N=O)N
  • B: C1=CC2=C(C(=C1)O)N(C=C2C(=O)C(=O)NCCCCNC(=C(N)N=O)N)O
Properties
C16H20N6O4 (A)
C16H20N6O5 (B)
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Toxic if ingested
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Birnbaumins are a pair of alkaloids and toxic yellow pigment compounds first isolated from the flowerpot parasol mushroom.[1] These toxins can cause gastric ulcers if consumed.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Andrea Bartsch; Monika Bross; Peter Spiteller; Michael Spiteller & Wolfgang Steglich (7 April 2005). "Birnbaumin A and B: Two Unusual 1-Hydroxyindole Pigments from the "Flower Pot Parasol" Leucocoprinus birnbaumii". Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 44 (19): 2957–2959. doi:10.1002/anie.200500082. PMID 15818629.